By Mark Tarallo
The leader of the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram has said he will release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month in exchange for prisoners, according to a video seen by Agence France-Presse on Monday. Around 100 girls wearing full veils and praying are shown in an undisclosed location in the 17-minute video in which Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaks, according to AFP. The video comes after Boko Haram militants stormed a secondary school in the northeastern village of Chibok on April 14 and seized 276 girls who had been taking exams. Some managed to escape, but around 200 remain missing. The group has killed thousands since 2009 and destabilized parts of northeast Nigeria, the country with Africa's largest population and biggest economy.
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